How to Install and Uninstall gcc-8-base Package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "gcc-8-base" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install gcc-8-base on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "gcc-8-base" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall gcc-8-base on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gcc-8-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gcc-8-base package on Linux Mint 20.3 (Una)

Package: gcc-8-base
Architecture: amd64
Version: 8.4.0-3ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libs
Source: gcc-8
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Core developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian GCC Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 117
Breaks: gnat (<< 7), gnat-6 (<< 6.4)
Filename: pool/universe/g/gcc-8/gcc-8-base_8.4.0-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 18708
MD5sum: 59f2d35567356708546ca4b3d82b9047
SHA1: fb6fb21d00e9ae423de59e5e346afa5e16a02072
SHA256: db96f03b486f76e2a49ed6c59365d1673b73c42bf172aaa29715478687d2ae6d
Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/
Description: GCC, the GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
Description-md5: b6e93638a6d08ea7a18929d7cf078e5d